THAILAND - Learning Scuba Diving in Phuket

The main objective that I came to Phuket this time is to learn Scuba Diving. It is a 3 day course that allows us to earn the licence to dive.


Our first day of the Scuba Diving Course started at a swimming pool. Here we learnt and practiced all the required skills of diving in confined water for beginners like us. We have watched some videos beforehand so that we can save time on learning the theory and spend more time on the practical.


There were other people learning diving in the pool too. Learnt to put on all the diving gears and equipment before starting to go into the pool. And it was really heavy, especially for a girl like myself. Spent around 6 to 7 hours that day to learn all the basic skills. And to tell the truth, it wasn’t easy.


One important advice is to remember to put on sunblock before going into the water. I was careless and forgot to put on the sunblock. By the time I realised it, it was already too late – I was already sun burnt.


The guy on the left is David whom we booked the diving package with and the guy on the right is our diving instructor, Simon.


After a day of hard work and learning, I’m ready to make a move.


Rested for the rest of the day so that I’ll be ready for the next day’s challenge – dive in the sea.


In the next morning, a van picked us up from our hotel and fetched us to the harbour.


The diving site was at Racha Yai, a site suitable for a beginner like me.


These are the buses that commute between the land and where the ferries are.


Getting ready to board the ferry. Behind me is our cheeky instructor, Simon.


The refreshment area in the ferry.


This time I learnt my lesson and put on the sunblock. The skin on my hands were still burn though. Here’s another important tips which is take the sea sick pill at least half an hour before you reach the open sea. This is because the sea is unpredictable and the waves was really rough that day, many people who were unprepared got sea sick, including my hubby.


My poor sea sick hubby who vomited three times that day. Thank God I took the pill or I’d ended up like him. We only dive twice that day and we didn’t cover much skills that day because we were both not in our best condition.


This the wet area where everyone get into their wet suits, diving gears and equipment. The gas tank lining up behind me were all securely tied so that they won’t fall over and hit somebody.


Simon with his V sign.


Diver’s fins.


Yucks, someone vomited on the bench. If you have to vomit, do it at the sea, not inside the boat, please.


See how rough the waves were? Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day to dive.



I was moving all about the boat trying to take some pictures.


Completely exhausted we headed back to the hotel. The picture is actually two ladies having a quick nap.


This is the second day to dive. The sea was calmer and I got to enjoy myself more in the sea.


Speed boats in the area.


Hey, fishy, here I come.


Another dive boat.


Dived thrice that day. It was interesting to see the animals of the sea up close instead of just snorkelling at the surface of the sea.


If you’re interested to learn Scuba Diving, you can always look up at their website at www.phuketdivetours.com.


Yay, mission accomplished. I officially pass the course and have the licence to dive.


Did not have a underwater camera with me so no underwater pictures to post. Well I did see fishes, corals, eels and a pair of squid mating.


You are not allowed to wear shoes on board. All the shoes were lined up before we leave the boat.


Breathing underwater is an unforgettable experience. Will I do it again? We’ll see.